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“It is with profound sorrow that I must share the passing of my friend and the original founder of Matthews Studio Equipment (MSE), Roy Isaia,” says MSE Owner and President Ed Phillips. “On February 16, Roy lost his battle with Leukemia, but in keeping with his feisty personality never gave up the fight.”Read more...

Blackmagic Design’s Fusion Studio was used by VFX house Doc & A Soc to construct some of the most complex visual effects (VFX) in Matthew Vaughn’s latest worldwide cinema release Kingsman: The Secret Service.Read more...

Pictorvision, leading aerial cinematography specialists for both manned and unmanned operation, announces that in collaboration with the Digital Cinema Society (DCS) it will host a seminar on the exploration of the world of professional aerial cinematography.Read more...

Steven Tiffen, Jeff Cohen, and Michael Fecik of The Tiffen Company were honored with the Scientific and Technical Academy Award of Commendation during the Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on February 7.Read more...

Pro, Indie, and Casual filmmakers can learn a lot at the June 30, 2015 Creative Storage Conference in Culver City, Calif. Join us for the Independent Filmmaker Session at the 2015 Creative Storage Conference.Read more...

When Director/Producer Patrick Shen sought to give his audience a highly authentic listening experience for his new documentary feature film, In Pursuit of Silence, he turned to Sound Devices’ 633 Digital Recorder and 6-Input Field Production Mixer.Read more...

The very first Cinema in Industry (CINDY) Stock Library Production Music Use Special Award has been presented to Warner/Chappell Production Music, for "Starts Here", a :30 promo spot introducing Thursday Night Football.Read more...

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has nominated three cinematographers for the Spotlight Award. This award is designed to recognize outstanding cinematography in features and documentaries that are typically screened at film festivals, internationally or in limited theatrical release.Read more...

When you can shoot with actor Michael Rooker, and the Illinois Department of Transportation gives you the green light to get creative with a new traffic safety PSA, you better take advantage of these in a big way. In a zombie apocalypse and Hollywood extravaganza big way.Read more...

Five directors of photography will vie for the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award in the theatrical motion picture category at the organization’s 29th Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony.Read more...

With microP2 card compatibility, a variety of professional interfaces and diverse networking abilities, the PG50 is an ideal solution for backup recording, monitoring, previewing, file copying, and many other critical field uses, the company reports.Read more...

Proof Inc., one of the film industry's leading visualization houses, provided extensive previs and postvis services to Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. The film was released by 21st Century Fox Studios on December 19.Read more...

Now with 81 effects, version 1.3 features 13 new tools, seven of which are high-quality plugins from the popular developer, CrumplePop. The new update also adds support for Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve, along with several updates to existing effects.Read more...

The special effects software delivers even more illustrious video and still image effects to its already extensive package. Version 4 adds OFX plug-in support, making it compatible with digital intermediate programs Blackmagic Design, Davinci Resolve, and Assimilate Scratch, as well as the high-end Nuke visual effects program from The Foundry.Read more...

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the Los Angeles Film Festival and Film Independent at LACMA, announced nominations for the 2015 Spirit Awards.Read more...

Quantel unveiled a new Pablo Rio working in realtime at 8K 60p at InterBEE 2014. The new Pablo Rio system makes 8K 60p post-production practical as 8K moves out from the laboratory into real-world production*. The new Pablo Rio 8K will ship next year.Read more...

Audio specialist Sennheiser, which continues to file comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in light of the pending spectrum auction now scheduled to take place in early 2016, recently filed a Petition For Reconsideration with the FCC on its Incentive Auction Ruling.Read more...

For the critically acclaimed Cinemax series, The Knick, helmed by Academy Award-winning and Emmy-winning director Steven Soderbergh and starring Academy Award and Emmy-nominated actor Clive Owen, Phosphene, the lead VFX house, created effects that ranged from complex character augmentation to detailed period set extensions, medical enhancements and period anachronisms.Read more...

Imagineer Systems, creators of the Academy Award-winning mocha® planar tracking technology, is again on the lookout for the year’s most horrifying, or most hysterical, Halloween short film.Read more...

The Astronauts Guild succeeded as stereoscopic producers by staying lean and mean, the company says, and by adapting current equipment and technology. Those experiences gave them the insight to develop 180- and 360-degree camera systems for shooting first person, live-action virtual reality experiences.Read more...

Rebuilding the World Trade Center, Irish artist and filmmaker Marcus Robinson’s documentary about the reconstruction of the New York City landmark, made its U.S. premiere on HISTORY on Sept. 11, 2014.Read more...

Athena Studios, an Emeryville, Calif.-based company specializing in animation for film and multimedia clients, is currently in production on a new, stop-motion animated short film entitled Mermaids on Mars.Read more...

Set to Max Richter’s ominous, mournful orchestral score, the title sequence slowly reveals itself as a series of haunting images that juxtapose shots of people floating helplessly away toward the heavens with those left behind, depicted as grieving, angry and confused.Read more...

MediaWorks is a project-based learning course in Cogswell’s Digital Audio Technology program. MediaWorks produces short audiovisual pieces in collaboration with students of the Digital Art & Animation program, for various real-world businesses and organizations based in Silicon Valley and beyond.Read more...

When a legend dies, people dig into their memory vaults to find something to say, something to recall that might be comforting to others, something that puts them into the picture with the legend.Read more...

Proof Inc., a leading visualization houses, provided extensive previs and postvis services to the new Marvel Studios motion picture Guardians of the Galaxy. The film was released by Walt Disney Studios on August 1.Read more...

This past June, the city of Provincetown, Mass., held its 16th Annual Provincetown Film Festival (PFF), which is dedicated to showcasing new achievements in film and honoring the work of acclaimed and emerging directors, producers and actors.Read more...

Behind the whirlwind accompanying the Sharknado phenomenon resides a group of talented artists at The Asylum in Burbank, Calif. — all skilled at creating impressive visuals with LightWave 3D software.Read more...

Attendees to the show can stop by the Imagineer Systems booth (817) to learn more about the launch of the mocha Pro v4, which features a brand new Stereoscopic 3D workflow, Python scripting support, customizable keyboard shortcuts, new exports and format handling, and more improvements for visual effects facilities.Read more...

When Kyle Camarillo was selected for the REDirect skateboard filmmaking competition sponsored by RED Digital Cinema and famed skate park, The Berrics, he chose to film his entry with Freefly Systems’ MōVI™ M10 camera stabilizerRead more...

In digital’s early years, enterprise storage infrastructure couldn’t keep pace with the demands of SD. The first non-linear editing systems were turnkey solutions with proprietary file and file system formats. In the last decade or so, IT-based solutions have caught up, and open solutions for shared storage are readily available at price points affordable for even boutique post houses.Read more...

In media industry terms, using cloud-based applications allows for additional cost savings to broadcasters and producers as they are able to “pay-as-you-go” for both infrastructure and production applications.Read more...

In addition to its Burbank headquarters, Origin Digital Studios also has studios in New York, and Albuquerque, N.M. The company expects to open additional studio space in Atlanta during the coming year.Read more...

Multi-award winning VFX house Hydraulx has launched a new production stage and camera equipment rental company called Hydraulx Filmz. The announcement was made by Hydraulx Owner/Founder Greg Strause (pictured at left in polo shirt).Read more...

Director of Photography Eric Robbins and acclaimed writer/director Ti West pull back the curtain on horror film The Sacrament, explaining why the Canon EOS C300 was the right tool for their creepy, found-footage thriller. Produced by horror king Eli Roth, The Sacrament follows two journalists as they set out to document their friend’s journey to find his missing sister, who has joined a mysterious commune led by a man only known as “Father.”Read more...

Trends these days seem to have numbers attached. There is 3D, 4K and now even 8K. As hard as it is to keep track of the alphabet soup of HD, SD, SSD, and who knows what else, throw in the many numbers we have to be aware of and things get complicated.Read more...

Pixeldust Studios, a multi-award winning digital animation and broadcast design studio, is expanding its creative production capabilities to now include providing clients with innovative script-to-screen video production and interactive designRead more...

Chatsworth, Calif.-based independent music publisher and production music library Black Toast Music is enjoying major movie success during Summer 2014 with placements in three new, high-profile feature films.Read more...

Ferri Lighting Design & Associates (FLDA) announced that it has designed and installed the lighting for the new flagship ESPN Sportscenter studio, at ESPN's headquarters facility in Bristol, Conn. The new studio design, which is almost fully LED lit, is the first LED studio deployment for ESPN.Read more...

FootageBank is taking a road trip this spring and wants suggestions of what to see — and film — along the way. Their crew is loading up a minivan with HD cameras to spend six weeks driving an estimated 5,000 miles to collect stock footage for their large library.Read more...

The Art of the Game, a new feature-length documentary film from the co-producer of Muscle Shoals – a 2013 Sundance Film Festival selection – is available for free through Machinima's YouTube channel.Read more...

As you may know, Ford is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Mustang this year. Last week, Big Valley Ford in Stockton, Calif., took the anniversary to new heights by launching a mini 2015 Ford Mustang into space in an open field outside of Stockton (with permission and permits, of course).Read more...

Join award-winning and emerging filmmakers, showrunners and new media producers June 7 and 8 in Burbank, Calif., for a weekend of extraordinary networking, sessions and panels with such noted industry leaders ...Read more...

Four K Productions LLC, a recently launched production company specializing in the development, production, and distribution of original broadcast content shot and post-produced in the 4K/UltraHD format, has just sold its first original TV series, entitled Mix, to a major 4K TV manufacturer.Read more...

Gasket Studios, a design, animation and VFX company, welcomes Eric Mueller as executive producer. Mueller already has hit the ground running, working on spots for General Mills & Cheerios, McDonald's, Sony PlayStation and Mayo Clinic, as well as an underground-style branded film for Subaru, and an upcoming project for the Provincetown International Film Festival.Read more...

In April 2013, Wadsworth, Ohio-based Camera Sportseat, Inc., will begin installation of its low-profile, seated camera operator mounts at The Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, Calif. Currently, the stadium is undergoing a $164.5-million renovation that is expected to be completed late this year.Read more...

In order to speed up the post-production progress of Need for Speed, the independent production company, Bandito Brothers, and director Scott Waugh brought on Facilis Technology's TerraBlock 24D.Read more...

Popular in intelligent file movement, Signiant has announced an extension of its cloud portfolio that enables and accelerates movement of large data and professional media files in and out of cloud storage.Read more...

On Friday, April 4, 2014, the International Documentary Association and Film Independent, through attorney Michael C. Donaldson, testified before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C. Donaldson urged Congress...Read more...

Audio Network, the international music company specializing in music for film, television and video, has further strengthened its U.S. operation with the promotion of Ian Ginsberg to the role of VP of sales.Read more...

Mixers Jeff Levy and Paul Hurtubise of Margarita Mix, a FotoKem company specializing in audio post services for commercials and advertising media, have each won a 2014 Telly Award in the Best Sound category of the 35th annual competition.Read more...

As its 10th anniversary approaches, mobile production specialist TNDV Television has found a new location in Nashville, Tenn., that allows for clients to be hosted, projects to be planned, and post-production work to be done.Read more...

Dirty Looks, the London color grading studio specializing in Baselight grading for independent movies, carried out the finish of Under the Skin – the latest movie from director Jonathan Glazer, starring Scarlett Johansson.Read more...

Animal Planet's Treehouse Masters is a 60-minute program that follows host Pete Nelson as he constructs private hideaways in treetops across the nation. Recently featured on the show was a unique treehouse — a treehouse recording studio.Read more...

Sound Devices, specialists in portable audio and video products for field production, has earned the prestigious Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Technical Achievement Award in the production category for its 633 Production Mixer.Read more...

Moonbot Studios, the Louisiana-based animation team behind the Oscar-winning animated short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, has revived that title character for a short it produced for Dolby Laboratories.Read more...

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) announced that George Lucas will serve as presenter of its 2014 MPSE Career Achievement Award honoring Randy Thom, director of Sound Design at Skywalker Sound.Read more...

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) will include a special tribute to the late American inventor Ray Dolby, recognized around the world for developing groundbreaking audio technologies, during its 61st MPSE Golden Reel Awards ceremony, set for February 16 in Los Angeles.Read more...

The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI), announced the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has recognized the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) with a Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award for the development of the MPEG-2 Transport Stream standard.Read more...

Sony Pictures Imageworks' (SPI) Jeremy Selan, the facility's imaging supervisor, will be honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) with a Scientific and Technical Achievement Award for his role in developing the open source color management framework OpenColorIO.Read more...

At the 2014 International CES, Panasonic announced the U.S. availability of the Toughpad™ 4K UT-MA6 tablet, the performance model of the world's first 20-inch tablet with a 4K resolution display.Read more...

The Virginia Production Alliance (VPA) will host a 25th anniversary event to commemorate 25 years as Virginia's premiere association for the film, television and video profession in Virginia.Read more...

Animation studio Clockwork VFX has added veteran agency producer Nina Davenport to its team. Davenport comes aboard the eight-year-old studio, following nearly five years as a producer at UPROAR!, the New York-based kid/family centered marketing agency.Read more...

The sophisticated new on-air branding for HDNet Movies succeeds in capturing viewer attention, thanks to a striking new look matched by an engaging new theme composed by Stephen Arnold Music.Read more...

The summer blockbuster Now You See Me, which has grossed more than $350 million USD worldwide since Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE company, released the film in the United States, features several complex visual effects sequences created by Montreal-based studio Rodeo VFX.Read more...

Director Eric Yealland, who won a Bronze Lion at Cannes earlier this year for a hilarious web campaign for Canada’s National Advertising Awards, has signed with Los Angeles-based Original for exclusive representation in the United States.Read more...

San Rafael, Calif.-based 32TEN Studios presented several special effects displays in concert with the Make-A-Wish Foundation for its hugely successful event held across the city of San Francisco on Nov. 15, 2013.Read more...

For the third straight year, USA Network's Psych is making its way from the camera to the screen via an innovative file-based workflow designed and supported by camera and production equipment specialist SIM Digital and its post-production unit Bling Digital.Read more...

Four K Productions LLC launched in Los Angeles as a new production company specializing in the development, production, and distribution of original broadcast content shot and post-produced in the 4K/UltraHD format.Read more...

Deluxe New York, a Deluxe Entertainment Services company, has opened a new sound mixing stage. This high-end space represents a significant expansion of the company's feature film post-production offerings in New York City.Read more...

When Camrin Petramale won a coveted honor at this year's Local 600, Cinematographer's Guild Emerging Cinematographers Awards, one of the perks he received is a set of Litepanels Sola ENG™ lights.Read more...

ArsenalFX Color, a leading TV post house, and a sister company to ArsenalFX, has announced its role in providing extensive post-production services, ranging from dailies through delivery, for Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the new hit series on ABC.Read more...

With the demand for perfect color control now everywhere in the professional post workflow, FilmLight is taking another important step forward with the launch of its Windows version of Baselight for Avid.Read more...

Manhattan Edit Workshop, the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, has announced the return of popular series, From the Cutting Room.Read more...

Astrid Downs has been announced as the new executive producer for Hollywood, Calif.-based MRB Productions. MRB Productions, founded in 2001 by two-time Emmy Award-winning producer Matthew Brady, specializes in television, features, new media and commercial.Read more...

As Glenn Ricci, the sound effects designer for ScareHouse, named by the Travel Channel as one of the top five haunts in the country, will tell you, sound is just as important as the visual element when it comes creating a convincingly eerie, skin-crawling atmosphere.Read more...

iZotope Inc., a leading audio technology company, has been honored by the National Academy for Television Arts and Sciences with an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development for RX Audio Repair Technology.Read more...

Post-production work for Sony Pictures Animations Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, the much anticipated sequel to the 2009 hit, was completed by Sony Pictures Digital Productions (SPDP) on the Sony Pictures lot in Culver City, Calif.Read more...

Zylight, a leading manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions, showcased its range of LED instruments, including the new F8 LED Fresnel, at IBC 2013 (Stand 11.F56), Sept. 13-17 at Amsterdam RAI.Read more...

Proof Inc., a leading visualization houses, provided Pre-visualization and Post-visualization services, as well as final Visual Effects and some Motion Graphics imagery, for Universal Pictures Riddick.Read more...

Director Richard Sears, whose credits include work for Toyota, Citgo, Nissan and AT&T, has joined Los Angeles-based A Common Thread for exclusive, national representation. Sears has earned high regard for his storytelling skills, which he has applied to genres ranging from dialogue-driven comedy to documentary/lifestyle advertising.Read more...

The Vitec Group plc, parent company of Anton/Bauer, Litepanels, OConnor, and many other brands in the photography, film and digital image-making industries, has acquired California-based Teradek, which will form part of its Vitec Videocom division.Read more...

When Director/DP Michael Slovis, ASC, prepped for the final eight episodes of Breaking Bad, creator Vince Gillian, Sony and AMC, as well as the entire cast and crew threw their full support behind him.Read more...

As the post facility for Neill Blomkamp's new movie Elysium, Digital Film Central (Central) constructed a unique 3.3K color and conform workflow that tightly integrated grading with both editorial and VFX.Read more...

Sachtler has announced two upcoming artemis camera stabilizer system workshops. The first will be held in Chicago from Sept. 25-29, 2013 at Atomic Imaging, Inc. studios; the second course will be held at RED Studios in Los Angeles from Dec. 5-8, 2013.Read more...

Litepanels® announces the release of the new Croma Flight Kit™. Based around the popular variable color temperature Litepanels Croma, this lightweight and compact kit is designed for today's shooting environments.Read more...

Chainsaw, the boutique Hollywood post-production facility with credits ranging from American Idol to the Academy Awards, has launched a new division focused on post-production services for features.Read more...

EP Melissa Beth and Director Ruben Latre have announced the official launch of production company Hostage Films. The duo has been collaborating in various capacities since 2008, and founded the company to create brand based content, commercials and features.Read more...

Codex, who design and manufacture high-performance workflow tools for feature film, television and commercials production, has announced an expansion of its product range with the Codex Production Server and Backbone.Read more...

International visual effects house, Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, and previsualization company HALON Entertainment, have announced a strategic alliance agreement.Read more...

Cooke Optics, the Academy Award®-winning manufacturer of precision lenses, is teaming up with Codex and The Pixel Farm to develop and deliver the next generation of metadata capture for film and digital cameras.Read more...

Composers Jeff Lippencott and Mark T. Williams, co-founders of Ah2 Music, are making available a new catalog entitled “Filtered Music.” The new catalog is prominently showcased on the company’s brand new website: http://ah2music.com.Read more...

Composers Jeff Lippencott and Mark T. Williams, co-founders of Ah2 Music, are making available a new catalog entitled “Filtered Music.” The new catalog is prominently showcased on the company’s brand new website: http://ah2music.com.Read more...

32TEN Studios, a practical effects company based in San Rafael, Calif., providing effects and production facilities to entertainment, advertising, and corporate clientele, has expanded its studio capabilities.Read more...

Athena Studios, an Emeryville, Calif.-based company that provides full production services for film, TV, advertising, and multimedia clients and projects, has signed CG Animation Production Manager Brice Parker to the newly created position of Producer.Read more...

Hawthorne Direct, a full service brand response advertising agency, has promoted Jessica Hawthorne-Castro to chief operating officer. Hawthorne-Castro had been the company's vice president of operations & client services.Read more...

L.A.-based award-winning and fully integrated motion design and production studio Royale has opened an office in Seattle and hired Executive Producer Chris Volckmann, Head of Digital Production Beck Henderer-Peña, and Senior Art Director Loren Judah.Read more...

Hollywood Center Studios (HCS), the iconic studio in the heart of Hollywood, has forged a new alliance with shooting and visual effects company Engine Room (ER), headquartered on the HCS Lot.Read more...

Beginning June 3, 2013, Oscar nominee and DP of the Saturday Night Live Film Unit, Alex Buono, will embark on a 31-city tour to deliver an intense educational overview of the artistic elements and core principles of cinematography.Read more...

International visual effects, design and content company Gravity has announced that the three key creative and production executives from Superfad NY have re-assembled as SCOUT, a new divison of Gravity.Read more...

New York based independent VFX and design house Phosphene continues the expansion of its core creative team with the addition of CG Supervisor Vance Miller, Lead Digital Artist Eddie Porter, and Lead Compositor Scott Winston. In addition, Lead Digital Artist Aaron Raff has been promoted to VFX supervisor.Read more...

Design and animation studio Buster has beefed up its creative talent roster by naming Joseph Kiely as the company’s new executive creative director for motion graphics and Neville Burtis as executive creative director of the agency’s print, outdoor and digital division, BusterINK.Read more...

At-risk teens from across Los Angeles will learn filmmaking skills from Hollywood professionals as part of a unique two-day workshop sponsored by Burbank-based Rohde & Schwarz DVS and the nonprofit organization Hollywood HEART.Read more...

Cinematographer Rachel Morrison, who photographed the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner Fruitvale Station, will be presented with the Kodak Vision Award at the 2013 Women In Film (WIF) Crystal + Lucy® Awards in Los Angeles on June 12.Read more...

Shot over the course of a year – within 10 miles of his home in the UK – Thomas Dolby’s new film, The Invisible Lighthouse, depicts the closure of a historic lighthouse off the coast of Suffolk, at an island location formerly used as a testing zone for experimental weapons.Read more...

Top editorial facility Red Echo Post, which has long served leading advertisers from its base in Cincinnati, has moved to round out its offering with a Baselight ONE colour grading system from FilmLight. The addition of the Baselight means that the company can add top end color grading services to its clients.Read more...

Saints LA, a full-service visual effects house, specializing in the creation of visual imagery for feature films, TV commercials, television programs, promos, web content, and music videos, has delivered 145 VFX shots to Paramount Pictures’ G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which was released in theaters March 28.Read more...

When programs such as Little Kids Rock™ – the national nonprofit that’s transforming children's lives by restoring and revitalizing music education in disadvantaged public schools – work so well, people want to get involved. That’s why Stephen Arnold Music, the leader in sonic branding, is spearheading a new effort to raise $5,000 for the organization.Read more...

STEELE Studios, a leading creator and producer of visual content for films, commercials, television, broadcast, music videos and online/viral media, has relocated its offices to Santa Monica, Calif.Read more...

Bully Pictures has signed director Gregory Maya for exclusive representation for commercials. Maya has earned recognition for his work for such brands as American Express, Target, JC Penney, Verizon, TJ Maxx and Bare Escentuals.Read more...

The students of the Communications Studies program at Plattsburgh State University of New York in Plattsburgh, N.Y., recently unpacked new high-end lighting destined for their upgraded production studio. The state-of-the-art lighting included the same Litepanels® LED fixtures that are used in professional broadcast and television studios worldwide.Read more...

TNDV heads to Atlanta early next month with its 40-foot expanding side mobile production truck, Aspiration, to produce audio and video for multiple live concerts during the NCAA Final Four tournament. The free, three-day Big Dance Concert Series event, taking place at Centennial Olympic Park near the Georgia Dome...Read more...

Manhattan Production Music is premiering new features on its website, including the Sonic Search waveform and metadata analyzer, where the company is demonstrating a new way to create playlists for songs that are similar to temp track songs.Read more...

Chyron Corporation, a leading provider of Graphics as a Service for on-air and digital video applications, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hego AB and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Hego Group”), a leading provider of powerful graphics and data visualization solutions for TV and sports.Read more...

Oblique FX continues to produce visual effects for the television series Being Human, now in its third season. The Montreal facility was recently nominated for a 2013 Canadian Screen Award from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for best visual effects in television for its work on the second season of the program.Read more...

Rodeo FX, one of the world’s premiere visual effects companies, has contributed a number of complex VFX shots to two sequences that are featured within Jack the Giant Slayer, from director Bryan Singer. The film was released by Warner Bros. on Mar. 1, 2013.Read more...

FirstCom Music announced that it will host a launch party for FirstCom SoundFX at NAB 2013 in Las Vegas. This new library is a rich and dynamic tool for producers to access thousands of quality online sound effects.Read more...

For the launch of the new psychological drama The Following, Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) again turned to the creative production/post studio hybrid IKA Collective to produce one of the multi-spot promo campaigns that led to the series’ highly-rated premiere.Read more...

John Bailey, ASC, a renowned cinematographer known for his artistic contributions to cinema, will spearhead a panel of judges for the 2013 Kodak student scholarship program. This international competition acknowledges student filmmakers who demonstrate exemplary filmmaking skills and creativity at the undergraduate and graduate levels.Read more...

DPS Production Specialists of Burbank, Calif., has announced a strategic rental partnership with the newly formed Cineo Lighting™ to provide cutting-edge motion picture and television lighting products for its North American rental clients.Read more...

Colorflow, a full-service post-production company specializing in color grading for independent films, documentaries, long-form television and similar projects, has hired Kent Pritchett as lead colorist. Pritchett brings close to 20 years of experience in color grading and A-list credits spanning major motion pictures, independent films, animation and episodic television.Read more...

Cooke Optics was awarded an Academy Award® of Merit at the Scientific & Technical Awards ceremony in recognition of the company’s “continuing innovation in design, development and manufacture of advanced camera lenses that have helped define the look of motion pictures over the last century."Read more...

VariZoom has released the Stealthy, the company's answer to the demand for a device that can handle the needs of both video and photography applications in the field: Steady motion stabilizer, 3-point shooter, mini monopod, full monopod, & tripod.Read more...

Doritos "Crash the Super Bowl" winner Ben Callner's "Goat 4 Sale" commercial began with an idea about a ravenous Doritos-eating goat. Culminating the narrative he envisioned relied heavily on sound to sell the authenticity, dramatic tension and humor at play in his 30-second spot.Read more...

Footage.net, the stock, archival and news footage search engine has made more than 800,000 preview clips from Shutterstock available for viewing through Footage.net’s stock footage search and screening platform.Read more...

The 664 Production Mixer from Sound Devices, experts in portable audio and video products for field production, has been nominated for a Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Technical Achievement Award in the production category.Read more...

The Room, a boutique finishing facility servicing independent films, documentaries, long-form television and similar projects, has moved into a new, custom-built facility housed within Technicolor – PostWorks’ West Village location.Read more...

Cineo Lighting™ becomes Silicon Valley's premier manufacturer of next-generation lighting for motion pictures and television with their acquisition of the TruColor™ line of lighting fixtures from Production Resource Group.Read more...

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honored Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (ARRI) with a 2012 Technical Engineering Achievement Award on Jan. 10 in Las Vegas at a ceremony during the Consumer Electronics Show.Read more...

Oblique FX completed all of the visual effects for On The Road, Walter Salles’s adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s renowned novel. The facility delivered 110 shots in all, including matte painting and historical clean-ups to help bring to life 1950s America.Read more...

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) have announced nominees for the 60th MPSE Golden Reel Awards. Nominees represent the work of today's most talented sound professionals and their contributions to feature film, television, animation, and computer entertainment media from around the world.Read more...

The Union Rescue Mission (URM,) a non-profit organization that helps provide housing for up to 800 people a night experiencing homelessness, has just teamed up with Hollywood’s premier location agency, Real to Reel Locations.Read more...

Fifteen minutes can change everything, as evidenced by the new 2-spot integrated marketing campaign for Geico insurance and MTV. Directed by Patrick Donnelly of the 2012 Emmy-winning creative production/post studio Cinema Five Films, the new spots weave multiple storylines and characters all interacting at the same place and time...Read more...

Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a leading West Coast video and film integration firm and Autodesk Silver Partner, and Autodesk will present "Smoke 2013," a presentation highlighting the new professional video editing and visual effects software, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Autodesk Gallery in San Francisco.Read more...

Anton/Bauer® a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, has been honored with a Scientific and Engineering Award (Academy Plaque) from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.®) for its CINE VCLX Portable Power System.Read more...

Continuing their aggressive corporate growth plan for 2012, BIGSMACK, the entertainment marketing and creative agency led by Chief Creative Andy Hann and Head of Marketing Andrew Kobliska, has added yet another piece to its creative staff with the addition of Kevin Lahr as executive producer/director of production.Read more...

Kodak is making its Kodak VISION3 50D Color Negative Film 7203 available in the Super 8 mm format. This fine-grained, daylight-balanced stock, available in January, gives filmmakers more options and flexibility for shooting on location.Read more...

Sound Devices has released a major upgrade to the PIX 240 and PIX 240i Production Video Recorders. This new update, available for all PIX customers free of charge, offers Apple ProRes 4444 recording from video sources over 3G-SDI (4:4:4 RGB or YCbCr).Read more...

The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, has announced the award-winning Steadicam® Smoothee® system is ready for the iPhone® 5.Read more...

Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve was used on several of the 2012 holiday season's biggest films finished at Company 3, including Les Misérables, Zero Dark Thirty, Hyde Park on the Hudson, as well as the recent global blockbuster Skyfall.Read more...

Stephen Arnold Music, has found a meaningful way to give back in 2012: Record an unforgettable new spin on classic holiday songs, then release them as an album where 100% of the proceeds support the nonprofit organization Little Kids Rock™.Read more...

Kreative Kontent, a South Florida-based content creation company, is pleased to announce their representation of award-winning Director Stephen "Spaz" Williams for commercial work in the U.S. market.Read more...

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) have announced that veteran Foley artist John Roesch will be the recipient of its 2013 Career Achievement Award to be presented at the 60th MPSE Golden Reel Awards on February 17 in Los Angeles.Read more...

Sony Pictures Studios has upgraded its fleet of diesel, generator, and camera trucks to achieve compliance with California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations years ahead of schedule, offering its customers in the entertainment industry cleaner and more efficient transportation.Read more...

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) says that Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee will be the recipient of its 2013 Filmmaker Award to be presented at the 60th MPSE Golden Reel Awards on Feb. 17, 2013 in Los Angeles.Read more...

The technology on display at the premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, presented by Warner Bros. Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), and New Line Cinema, represents years of effort and a bold step forward in the ultimate cinema experience.Read more...

Filmworkers, a leading independent provider of post-production services for advertising, film, television and music videos, has appointed Robert Zimmerman as executive producer of its facility in Nashville.Read more...

Schneider Optics is proud to announce it will receive a Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award, for its IRND (Infrared Neutral Density) filter technology, from The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) on January 10, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.Read more...

In the feature-length documentary Homeboy, Director Dino Dinco takes another perspective on the topic by examining the lives of gay Latino men who are ex-gang members and the transformation these men have undergone from membership within a gang.Read more...

Hotel Transylvania, Sony Pictures Animation's monster hit comedy that already broke records at the U.S. box office, went through final color grading and stereo finishing in full 3D on Baselight.Read more...

The Napoleon Group – a leading pre-visualization production/post studio led by Founder Marty Napoleon, President Douglas Miller and Creative Director Ken Kresge – is set to relocate to New York’s Flatiron district in January 2013.Read more...

The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, recently debuted the Lowel® GL-1™ light.Read more...

Qube Cinema will introduce QubeTouch, a new graphical user interface (GUI) that works with all of its digital cinema servers, at ShowEast (Nov. 5-8, 2012 in Hollywood, Fla.). QubeTouch is an interactive server interface that uses either a web-based or Android app. As a result, theatre managers and projectionists now have a reliable, intuitive and interactive way to monitor their shows.Read more...

RODEO FX, a visual effects company regularly contributing unique visual imagery to Hollywood’s blockbuster motion pictures, has launched an advertising division. Concurrently, André Ü Montambeault has been named to the new division as its creative director, senior flame artist and colorist.Read more...

Lenses by Cooke Optics were used to capture a sweeping vision of the Middle Ages for World Without End, a new, eight-hour television drama produced by Tandem Communications and Take 5 Productions in co-production with Galafilm and in association with Scott Free Films.Read more...

Sony Creative Software, a leading global provider of professional editing and authoring solutions, has released Sound Forge Pro Mac 1.0 software, the newest addition to its line of award-winning video and audio production software products. This audio recording, editing, and mastering platform was developed from the ground up specifically for OS X.Read more...

Eyeing that always elusive young male demographic, A&E Networks turned to entertainment agency BIGSMACK to craft a clever new hip hop music video inspired promo for the season premiere of their popular Duck Dynasty reality show on Oct. 10.Read more...

Markee 2.0 is now available in a digital magazine format for industry professionals looking for an easier way to access their favorite content while on the go. Beginning with the July/August 2012 issue, readers will have access to the magazine’s content in a “flip-page” format that is compatible with smartphones and tablet computers.Read more...

Robert Arnold, the son of one of the co-founders of The ARRI Group, is selling his 50 percent share to the grandchildren of co-founders Richter/Stahl. Both families have shared responsibility for the company since it was founded 95 years ago.Read more...

Modus FX announced the appointment of Anne Le Bouyonnec as VP production. Le Bouyonnec will act as liaison between executive management and the production team on the studio floor. She will be responsible for ensuring that on-floor production requirements are met, while overseeing resources and budgets.Read more...

Athena Studios has opened for business in Emeryville – the East Bay area of Northern California. The new company provides full production services for film, TV, advertising, and multimedia clients and projects.Read more...

Phosphene, the independent design and visual effects company, continues its longstanding collaboration with HBO by joining Season 3 of Boardwalk Empire created by Terence Winter with executive producer Martin Scorsese.Read more...

Marquise Technologies has announced a dedicated software solution for the on-set management of RAW dailies. M I S T solo has been designed to help all productions, regardless of their size...Read more...

Anton/Bauer, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, and a global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, announces its new AB-HDRF System at IBC 2012 (Hall 11, Stand E55).Read more...

FirstCom has announced exclusive representation by special arrangement of the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Collection. This unique series is now available to producers and editors the world over for their holiday and specialty productions.Read more...

Digital Vision and MTI Film have formed a strategic technology partnership to develop a new digital dailies software solution, built upon Digital Vision’s Nucoda colour grading system and MTI’s Cortex::ControlDailies solution.Read more...

Ira Tiffen has joined Schneider Optics, Inc., as vice president of motion picture filters. He will have overall responsibility for the division, including production, marketing and product development.Read more...

The Pixel Farm Ltd, a leading developer of innovative image processing systems for VFX, DI and restoration, has realigned pricing of its industry-leading 3D camera tracking and matchmoving applications, PFTrack and PFMatchit.Read more...